Position Function:
This position will play a crucial role in optimizing, managing and supporting the network and all technology related needs at the Delta Research and Extension Center.
Salary Grade: 15
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
This position is located at Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS
Anticipated Appointment Date:
May 2026.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Install, configure, and manage Windows operating systems on physical and virtual servers and desktops.
2. Upgrades, migrations, life cycle management, and change management processes
3. Create, manage, and support virtual machines (VMs) and virtual desktop infrastructure based on business needs.
4. Monitor and optimize system performance, including resource allocation, load balancing, and recommend hardware/software upgrades.
5. Perform basic troubleshooting of hardware, software, and operating systems, escalating complex issues to appropriate technical staff as needed.
6. Provide user and system support, including coordination with computing staff for integrating services such as file systems, printing, and other system resources.
7. Implement and maintain security best practices across the computing environments.
8. Package software and schedule automated, remote deployments.
9. Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.
10. Stay current with industry trends and technologies related to systems administration and virtualization.
11. Manage, train, and provide operational oversight to junior-level system administrators; collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to ensure seamless integration of systems and services.
12. Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
2 years related work experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and document software business rules and requirements using diagrams, written use cases, and user stories.
• Strong analytical and technical skills with an attention for detail and accuracy.
• Strong organization skills and the ability to self-direct efforts to complete planning and documentation requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and directed, with the ability to work both independently and in a team- oriented, collaborative environment.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
• Work involves occasional exposure to unusual elements found in a data center workspace, such as confined space, medium noises and lifting of items up to 40 pounds.
• Requires limited lifting of files and records and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
• Frequent external imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one’s control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; could involve conflict-resolution and/or stress on a regular basis.
• Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Applicants must apply by submitting an application and resume
Screening Date:
April 29, 2026, until filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
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